ICC Statement "The benefits of Doha"

ICC is convinced that a buoyant expansion of international trade is crucial to recovering and sustaining the health of the world economy. An open global economy fosters economic growth, job creation, and prosperity. ICC therefore urges WTO members to make the necessary trade-offs to successfully conclude an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive Doha Development Agenda in 2011. The benefits of completing Doha at this juncture, coupled with the risks of non-Doha,1 should far outweigh any reservations on how to bridge the remaining gaps and produce a final agreement.